Former Karl Strauss Culinary Director To Open Restaurant in Huntington Beach

Chef Louie Jocson grew up in Fullerton, studied at the California Culinary Academy in San Francisco and worked at Antonello Ristorante. He eventually became the Culinary Director of Karl Strauss Brewing Company.

After seven years there, he left last November. Now he's popped up with Red Table, his own restaurant planned for Huntington Beach which from their bare-bones placeholder of a website will offer craft beer and wine with their food. No telling whether Chef Jocson, a Filipino, will introduce any Pinoy flavors to his dishes or offer San Miguel. One can only hope.

The restaurant is slated for a summer opening at 16821 Algonquin St #105, Huntington Beach.

Edwin Goei was born on the island of Java, grew up in La Habra, studied in Irvine, and eats everywhere. Before becoming an award-winning restaurant critic for OC Weekly in 2007, he went by the alias "elmomonster" on his blog Monster Munching, in which he once wrote a whole review in haiku.